Ryane: The bags were made out of all sorts of interesting books. I had the hardest time picking just one. Ultimately, I was torn between this one and To Kill A Mockingbird for obvious (lawyery) reasons. This one won out.

Peter: You would carry a purse made out of a book. And your wife would probably think it was cool, too. I hear she has a birthday coming up soon. . . .

Sweet: According to her website (and the conversation we had), Caitlin said she would take requests.

Kelly: According to Caitlin, she only uses books that are already falling apart, or in the case of textbooks, out of date. Plus, on her website, she said that she saves the pages -- and will donate them to charities or to artists that want to use them in collages.

When you get up close to look at my bag, you can see that this was, er, a "well-loved" book. I am sure that the pages were not in the best condition.

Anna DOES have a birthday coming up soon, but she's been losing track of her purses too much in the last year, so she would not be happy with me buying her an expensive one, no matter how cool it is. So, I think she's stuck with an "I rock at BASIC" t-shirt.

I will warn you, however, that the bag's utility is somewhat limited. When I took mine to services this weekend, it held the cell phone, a lip gloss, my blackberry, and (barely) my keys, with my credit card and driver's license in the pocket.

And, e-mail Caitlin. Maybe you should get the To Kill A Mockingbird one, if she didn't already sell it. You know, as a lawyery thingie.